I am using a software called Bend-Tech to build roll cages and I export them as a STEP file or as a IGES file. Then I open them into Solidworks and they are coming in scaled down way smaller. Is there a setting I can check for importing these files or something that I am missing when I import them so that they are the correct dimensions? When I import them they open up with a diameter of .069in ant they are supposed to be 1.75in diameter tubes. Thanks for the help in advance!

The problem is that Travis Wesley is designing the roll cages in Bend-Tech, with the units in Bend-Tech set to millimeter. However, he is designing them thinking the units in Bend-Tech are set to Inch. So he designs a 1.75 diameter tube in Bend-Tech thinking it is 1.75" but it is actually 1.75mm. Solidworks is simply bring in the model at the size that he designed it.

I did a little checking and you cannot get Solidworks to "fix" his error on import. It will bring the model in, sized correctly...the import options only change whether the units in Solidworks will be per the imported model or per the default file template. Zero change in size.

The problem is that Travis Wesley is designing the roll cages in Bend-Tech, with the units in Bend-Tech set to millimeter. However, he is designing them thinking the units in Bend-Tech are set to Inch. So he designs a 1.75 diameter tube in Bend-Tech thinking it is 1.75" but it is actually 1.75mm. Solidworks is simply bring in the model at the size that he designed it.

I did a little checking and you cannot get Solidworks to "fix" his error on import. It will bring the model in, sized correctly...the import options only change whether the units in Solidworks will be per the imported model or per the default file template. Zero change in size.

So if I'm understanding you correctly, even though I have my units set to inches in Bend-Tech, its still exports it as millimeters and there is no way to correct the sizing when importing into Solidworks?

Ok, so even though the units I'm using for designing in Bend-Tech are inches in the dialog box, it still defaults the files units to be millimeters when exported as .stp file as I can see in the notepad version of the file. I guess my only option is to call Bend-Tech and find out how I can change the export units?